Others because they thought they were cultured , and would be able to answer questions?

I would have said I was part of the second group – I think I’m fairly cultured and can answer questions.

Maybe I should be more curious?

It was a certain “Sophie” who made me ask myself that question.

A passing question in an email she sent , made me remember rhey the whole point of ” the club” was not for ” affected ” arty show , but to engender a feeling of “wanting to know more” within the eager audience who attended.

Wasn’t it me that said , you need to start asking the right questions to get better answers?

Didn’t I urge you to explore beyond the Spires walls , to follow a train of thought through to its practical , and for you most logical conclusion ?

Did curiosity kill your questioning “moggie”

Or did the answer reinvigorate and enlighten you – even if temporarily ?

Hands up…who forgot ?

Guilty !

I forgot to follow through.

No that’s not entirely true. I did partly …

I asked one “SPACE” other of you :

” why is the moon white ?”

A simple almost childlike Question , that came to me , as I saw said celestial body , travelling home one night.

” …why is the moon white ? ”

And answer came there , kind of…back

But it was only a theoretical answer , a thought delivered through school physics recollection, I suppose.

And thiough I kind of got the jist of the argument ( science never being my strong suit ) I wasn’t really satisfied. And the SPACE contingent , wasn’t really bothered either I suppose

The question still hung there – blank and expansive…

” why is the moon white ?”

A pause , while you think ? Maybe not?

But it’s okay , I don’t need you to tell me.

The tangential point of this blog , is to say that we sometimes start down roads and get lost in our desire for answers , side tracked by other things , that take over our minds and therefore can make us appear like we lack focus?

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It often takes a moments recollection to remind us of our more curious purpose and so set us – back on track.

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(Clue for “a challenge” if ever there is one ? )

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Miss Anderson’s question set me back on track – her desire for information for catlike satisfaction clear

– “where do we post our curiosity trail ? ”

I’m glad I can answer that – I can at last legitimise this blog this way ….and say :

This Blog space is a place for CURIOUS MINDS.

(Not really a chat zone , a snapshot or a friends only site…)

This SPACE is : to ask questions and to follow a lengthier creative trail to getting the right answers in PACE

Although we seem very far apart just now , we as a collective of more curious minds , are still wanting PACE answers , whether culturally or practically , our tribal want to learn hasn’t gone (mine included – because as you learn , so do I – you make me better and more knowledgeable because of your natural curiosity and my need to answer it.)

It’s just momentarily things have been been halted – side tracked by the practical business of show or no show business .

But maybe , in this collectively estranged state of PACE play – some curiosity still manages to reign?

Are those in PCB not curious to know if their actual presence in the Abbey on Friday morning will be effective enough in opening the hearts and minds of those “invited guests” , to truly believe in the serious intention of this bid for Paisley glory?

Are you , this cast , not curious about whether a younger person talking at them , voicing opinion , can be instrumental in changing this adult status quo ?

And are you not curious to address your own question – “do I as a young person involved with this city in a creative way not believe, in this show enough to think it stands a chance or more importantly – deserves to be City of Culture 2021 – do I know enough to say it does ? Have I asked enough questions of the people who should know ?

The people being DAVID WALLACE , who not only Champions , but carries “an unwavering belief” in this Bid.

Do you know where Paisley’s rival Coventry is ? or what it has done to so far answer it’s call to bidder glory ?

Do you know where Derry is ? Where Hull is ? What they had in their favour when they were dubbed ” City of Culture

Are you curious to find out ?

(Clue 2 – to a rousing opening challenge)

Or are you not curious enough , but are simply content to just repeat the words given to you , in doing their ” bidding “.

Mmmmmmmm?

And in Panto land have you not asked questions ? Have you not found out more than when you started , that would lead to more performance Commedia questions , that are waiting still for answers ?

Are you not curious to know how this PANTO will be received compared to last , how it will work as a piece of annual theatre ?

And if on the outside of things presently , what do you most want to know just now ?

Aghhhh….

I think there is one question however you all want answered, whoever and wherever you may currently be ??

Is it perhaps :

When do we know the VX1 Challenge ? When will we go to Verona again ?

That …I can answer , but something that may cause further inquisition?

The challenge cannot be delivered on Sunday 15th as planned. Fact.

Why?

Straight answer – not enough time for me to give it necessary thought, with the demands of other work in PACE

But surely you could issue part 2 – the Firefly Brief ? Fact.

Straight answer – I still haven’t heard back from the last module participant, who are slow as usual to respond to emails saying they need reply . Fact.

(If you suspect this could be you, then contact Colleen , the house collective groupings , can’t go ahead and arrangements for work made , till I know definitively who is taking part. Can I ? )

What I can further add though, is that by Sunday 22nd November – if not before – Firefly 16 will have a clearer direction of their theatre task and can get on the road, if not to Verona , to stating their PERFORMANCE module.

It’s just Christmas PACE life getting in the way just now and I apologise for stopping ” your curiosity ” mid flow .

A revised timetable is pinging its way shortly to you (only in reference to November and December hours- you won’t see much difference other than I have introduced a session with me , to discuss the module brief given on Tuesday 1st December and obviously panto Firelfy with shows that night , will not attend )

I know you will have many , many , many questions you need answered before you can answer your theatre question for March 2016. We will part answer some of these at this session.

But something your voice and body will maybe also begin to answer ” a litlle ” in practical work before that with Chloe and Daniel.

Panto Firefly , you are already well answering that question , but after last nights stage woodland pro- rehearsal , mmmmmm, I wonder ?

So , “in a nut shell” ( and I again I wonder – why a nut shell ?)

I hope things are still going on in your PACE heads?

The cogs are still turning creatively in those ticking minds ?

…and although school maybe turning them a bit grey with more exam pressured learning …you can see some light at the end of academic tunnels, in the shape of future ART , MUSIC, DANCE and ACTING

We all need something to balance the life scales and being a Libran , I currently feel so out of balance with the amount I have on and am just eager to get back to some sense of equilibrium , albeit within an artistic arena.

And …yes

I’m still curious to know what you think of Suffragette , and a fantastic ( if brutal ) film called ” Beasts of no Nation ” ( currently on Netflix ) which I watched a fortnight ago and was left pretty speechless , by its content

I warn you , not a pretty film ( in respect of its war attrocities) and definitely only for 15+ or younger with parental approval

If that’s not your ” thing ” another film I remembered seeing is – NEVER LET ME GO

( incidentally in Greek , your name , means “wisdom ” – the Sophists was the name given to a collective of teachers using philosophy and rhetoric as a tools of education – they believed above all in the excellence and virtue of the mind.

“Sophistry” is therefore the art of wisdom and intellect!

The Art of our Sophisticated Branch indeed !

(Ooo you wise thing you …)

So…..thus saying

“Why is the moon white ?”

( go follow that to its logical conclusion ….)

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Oh I have so many questions! And when one is somewhat answered, I surely find another! School has been quite alot at the moment but I'm always thinking, thinking, thinking! But just reading this, until I got to the end, and still now (if I'm being honest),Ive been wondering "Why is the moon white?" and I myself am hopefully going to have that answered!
Dervla X

I would love to become more cultured. I saw the Turner Prize Exhibition for my first small step to culture again. I would use to go to art galleries with my family and my because that's when I never appreciate art. I have thought about your question "why is the moon white" a very good question indeed. All that I have to do is find the answer to that question and many more that I will come across.

So happy that we get to utilise the blog in such a way where we can ask and answer questions, the best way to learn is to teach so hopefully I will learn and get to teach :)
So why is the moon white? Well i looked it up and infact it isnt (sorry guys)!
My mini research showed that "The moon reflects sunlight, which is white, and reflects all colours roughly equally, so the reflected light is white too."
A scientific answer, but as a lot of people will know- me and science dont really have the best relationship. This question is something that leads me to thinking- what if light was a different colour? WHAT IF we saw the moon as something that was purple or blue or multicoloured! What if the man on the moon wanted to redecorate and change the colour scheme- sounds ridiculous but how amazing would that be!
Sorry I went off on a tangent...
Any way, I am curious about what the VX1 challenge! Also makes me nervecited (nervous and excited) because its such a big deal. I am honoured to be a part of Firefly and be able to take part in the module and hopefully succeed in it! Cannot wait to get started and will definitely have a look at the suggestions in the blog. Really feel like this VX1 challenge will push me past my limits, make me stronger and give me a chance to find a different side to myself. I would love to work creatively with everyone involved in VX1 and improve my skills with communication and general work ethic within the space and outwith.
Feel like I have been starved of creativity for too long and have missed it so much so I am so determined to get back in the room and really stretch my limits.
I also would like to say that I found "The Suffragette" SO moving. Makes me even more proud to call myself a feminist. Absolutely stunning performance and I came out of the cinema in a bit of a mess :). It triggered something within me and I ended up with mascara down my cheeks. Some real classic performances and beautiful emotion.
Thank you again for the opportunity,
Lauren x

Havent found the answer to my question yet! But I think I'm on the verge of a breakthrough... It's interesing how many different answers people give you when you ask a seemingly straightforward question and how they think about it. Some people have raised eyebrows while others have genuinely engaged on my quest to find my answer with a new almost childlike view of the world around us. Sometimes simple questioms have simple answers, but other times I think adultness can get in the way and of our natural human curiousity that children are full of (perhaps its because they have no inhibitions and not a particularly complex view of things!)
I think whats really interesting is that my question was to do with nature as well, and I wonder if this is the case for others too? I think as humans we question the world around us the most and when we think we know all the answers we move on to bigger things (religion, space exploration, more philosophical questions and things like that) if you know what I mean. So when we strip everything back and cant rely on Google for the answers, I suppose we naturally have an urge to question our own 'roots'.

Why is the moon white? As I look up to the moon right now , I think I have got an answer... When people think about night, you would automatically think of fear, cold,darkness, emptiness ect. I think the moon is white as a way of nature saying to the human race - no, night is not something to be feared! it is full of brightness and purity! It's white so that it stands out against the gloomy backdrop of blankness. To contrast the eerieness of the never ending sky with something full of hope for a lighter tomorrow.
My question has been lingering in the back of my mind for a good few weeks now, and it is something which I have had scientific debate on top of philosophical debate with my dad on. But still, we haven't managed to find answer. My question is 'does the universe end, and if so what is the end?' If anyone can help me get to the bottom of this , you will solve years of wondering !! Thanks:)

It took me a while to really think of my question! I didn't want to just pick something because it sounded like it could maybe lead me to being curious but something I KNEW would leave me with more curiosity. So here it is,
How do natural plants and flowers and fruits get their colours?
I know, another nature trail to go down but I want to know, for example, how is a strawberry red and why is a bluebell blue! I asked my brother and he gave me a very logical answer but it just wasn't what I was looking for. It didn't give me any satisfaction in knowing "the answer" I questioned how lead gets its colour and I found that it was coloured by natral sources, that then made me wonder about where these natural sources get their beautiful shades of colour! I haven't had a good chance to look deeper into my question recently however it's always in the back of my mind just waiting for the answer to be revealed!

I did my question slightly differently asking lots of different people varying from a toddler to my Physics teacher, - some who professed my descent into insanity - I listed all their answers no matter how ridiculous they sounded trying to not be presumptious of whom I was asking. Am I satisfied? Uhh No, definitely not. I posted it below.
In response to why the moon is white without my good old friend the Internet the answer that satisfied me? Colour is the perception of light on the eye which is translated to the brain. In which case we can see the moon as white from the light that passes between our vision and the object, but the word chosen for the colour we see is white but to each individual in comparison to another whether white is seen as pink is all about the way our eyes communicate and visualise in the brain. So my answer mind defines everything.
Why Do things Stay Together the way they are?
Because Bonding
Basically everything is stuck together like magnets if you think about it. Because it's all about the share/transfer of electrons Electrons are attracted to positive ions
Because that's the way the universe is
Glue or Duct tape
Atomic arrangement like the way everything inside is set up
I don't even know to be honest
I would imagine gravity has something to do with it
Like, everything has a gravitational pull, so that would pull everything in to the core and eventually it would stop moving
Particle activity – gluons hold particles as they hold the nucleus together.
The spinning subatomic particles spin together counter clockwise to one another causing an attraction and them to hold still/vibrate
Some particles oppose other as this is the way of every part of the universe it all opposes in every direction causing everything to not move,
Well there is the theory of relativity with the earth constantly expanding a new centre point is constantly being created and the gravitational pulls affects equally in all ways stopping everything moving.
My Conclusion so far - Everything is stopping everything else moving simultaneously meaning nothing moves.

Wow.
So enlivened already by the few who took time to be curious with me. I feel happy to know more than I did when I first began reading these comments - I feel I want to ask more questions.
Each had their own simple beauty , not least of all Carla's that touched me in my childish fantastical way.
Being quite an illogical and irrational person by nature - I find the scientific answers to things so " ended " - almost like saying , " don't be silly Mhairi , thinking anything else, because this is the reason why - the only reason why ".
I suppose I'm just a " but why ?" kind of girl... and Science always seems to stop me " being " that way .
I have a " 5 year olds " approach to science . (Reflected in my school science scores ! )
And still put out the most ridiculous notions of the universe at times , because my imagination just wills it so.
Now before any "more scientific souls" amongst us , feel their scientific passion slighted .
..my intention is here only to say that "facts" , sound as they may possibly be , are surely just facts , can anything in life ever be finite ? Probably is surely as close as you can get in answer , because we still don't know why we are here ? Do we ?
I sometimes wonder " what if it didn't have to be so conclusive , so emotionally detached , so one path in solution , so practical and reasoned an outcome "
There is it seems for me with scientific fact , to always be a tangible holding back of any other possibility.
Science would doubtless say that I am the one holding back- a refusal to recognise what exists in logical terms.
The continued cause of most of my problems today - heart ruling my head , when I should probably see the right in reason.
In my question , I get the colour spectrum reason , I get the reflection of light , I get we learn the name we put to an experience between eye and object and call it so .
There is a fascist in g new programme about to start on BBC 2 or BBC 4 all about COLOUR and why we react so Instinctively and emotionally to it - can't remember the name , sorry , maybe search for it on I player . Maybe it will tell me why the moon is white ?
I think I just kind of "loved" ( ugh oh , emotional me again) Carla's notion of some kind of universal light in space to keep us safe at night - the good white in the fearful black . As if something " beyond our ken" is keeping an unscientific eye on us .
Aren't we all moons to things , to people at times in our lives and I think because of this some of us have to hang on to fantasy more than others . No bad thing ( very handy for the Arts ! )
Therefore maybe I'm not really curious at all ...maybe I'm still just "looking for the fairy at the bottom of the garden" in my approach to life ? But isn't that curiosity in another way ?
Why do things , stay together the way they are GORGIO ?
An innocent slightly "airy fairy" 5 year old answer for you ( in an older context ) is it the law of attraction ?
The incomprehensible need to find our other half - didn't Plato say , we are but one split in two , roaming the universe to find our other part - our mirror self
Is that why mirrors happen ?
Does the Space in a mirror exist if we fill it ?
is a mirror a portal to another Plato like world ?
Curiously yours
M
Chacun a son gout !

I found a question on my travel's home one night too. I was with my dad in the car, we had a quiet journey, with the occasional well-known 80s song popping on the radio and an effort to sing the few verses we knew. But conversation was minimal. Until, my question hit me on one long winding hill.
"Why are the lines in the middle of the road separate from each other?"
He seemed rather surprised and taken aback. I don't really ask my parents many questions beginning with "Why". It's always, "what's for dinner" or "who is doing the run" or "when does rehearsals start". So this unusual "why" was somethings new for the both of us.
He went on the explain, something about "other cars seeing it to pass" or something like that, to be honest I didn't understand at all. I asked him "what do you mean" once and still was baffled by the answer. But being horribly (though I hate to say it) British, asking someone to repeat themselves more that twice is a crime against our nature. I ended up having a question and still not knowing the answer.
However, this begs another few questions-
"Why is it against British nature to repeat something more than twice?"
"Why did I leave myself unsatisfied with the answer and just ignored it?"
"Why are we asking why about stuff instead of just accepting what it is?"
I can answer at least one of the questions, the last one.
It is in our nature
Curiosity has been in us since the very dawn of time. Apes asked "what would happen if we started walking on the ground?" Which lead to the creation of our race. In a more "biblical" sense, Eve thought "why I am not allowed to eat the fruit". Which lead to the creation of sin.
Throughout history and time, everyone has always asked why. Our society today is moulded by those questions. Everything we know and don't know is up to this thing "?".
So what are we going to be-
An Asker or an Acceptor.
I still don't know the answer to my question and as time passes many more questions arise. Questions that even science can't solve but as long as there are askers out there, people brave enough to break social norm and ask "why?".
A few questions to round off-
"How will other perceive this comment?"
"Is it good enough to suffice?"
"What if my grammar and spelling is Incorrect?
"What if they hate it?"
"What if they see me and some Pretentious loony?"
"What if this is taken in the wrong way?"
"Out of all these comments who is going to read mine?"
Final question-
"Why do I care so much about what other people think?"
Adam

Does it really matter what " others " think of your life ?
Yes it's good enough if you take time and effort to think and write
Grammar and spelling are for English essays , not more personal comments
Why would they hate it , is it hateful?
Loonies are what "the boring and apathetic " call character full people when their own imagination has left them bereft of creative opinion, sensitivity and more meaningful life direction
Is there a right way to take thinks ? And if so , who makes the decision as to what is right and what is wrong ? Ultimate World opinion is hard to garner , as its presumably the majority who decide ?
I read it , as I kindly read all , because I care that you know - everything matters

(P.s) Post script :
Why are there spaces between the lines - mmmmm to let the hedge hogs cross ? No , silly MhAiri !
If High way code driving test memory serves me right - isn't it to denote you can over take on any road that has a broken line ?
Unbroken line - no overtaking ?
Who came up with that ? Maybe someone who thought our brain would register "a gap " equals a way through to the other side !!

"Why is the sea salty?"
I asked my little cousin and she answered something about it possibly being from the urine of the sea creatures...
Although this was extremely cute and amusing, it wasn't the satisfying answer I was looking for. I continued to ask around and all I really got was scientific guesses which didn't interest or satisfy me at all to be honest. It wasn't until a friend of mine told me that salt is just in the sea and that is where salt comes from. This may seem simple but it satisfied me. However, although I felt satisfied with my answer, I wasn't totally content with my question- so I came up with a new one.
"Why does money exist?"
I asked around and got back lots of blunt answers about how money is printed or several strong political speeches that I have heard before and lost my interest half way through. It wasn't until over breakfast with my gran today that I received a satisfactory reply. So I asked her and she answered "Because nobody haa the gift of hindsight darling". Yeah, I agree and was content. As for "why is the moon white?". I had an ask around and was given lots of answers I don't understand (I no longer take any sciences). Although today I asked my gran your question too and she said something about the stars being people we love who have passed and the stars reflecting on the moon to shine down on us. I can't say it satisfied me but it was a nice thought. I'll keep looking for that one. Also, it's funny that you mention my name meaning wisdom in Greek. (This will hopefully serve me well during exam period). But I've been told that by a number of characters over the years. A few terrifying nuns. A Greek lady that tried to sell me a bag, whilst trying to steal my watch on holiday. I'll certainly try to live up to the title. I watched the documentary "Iris" today and it's made me question everything I thought I knew about fashion, sparked some more curiosity. Grace Coddington and Anna Wintours are beyond fabulous but Iris Apfel has something they don't. Highly recommend it. Looking forward to the 29th.

Thought you were talking about the film "Iris" which deals poignantly with Dementia and how it took Novelist Iris Murdoch before her time.
A moving film and worth a look
Will search for Iris Apfel ( German surname meaning Apple ) so a link too to our panto and our fruitful characters - Pom.

The Question I decided to explore was born from a situation I was in and it made me question why I was in the situation; I was standing in a queue in a record shop buying a vinyl and it made me stop.
Why was I buying this record? It was second hand; at least 30 years old, slightly damaged. I could easily stream the album online for free and burn it onto a CD easily. If you look at the situation from an unbiased perspective, you would conclude that buying the album would be a waste, it wasn't as portable as a CD and around 10x more expensive.
But I didn't think it would be a waste, and judging by the queue in store and the record charts, many other people didn't think it would be a waste.
So my question is this;
"Why are people, as a collective, so nostalgic and sentimental?"
This one incident sparked this question, but this was only the root. From this question, many more branched out and when one was answered, more sprouted.
I know that this question can be applied to many situations, there are many collectors who possess items that they do not open but buy them to say "I own this", despite their being no practicality or "use" for it. I know that I can be this type of person, although on a much smaller scale.
I sometimes also refuse to get rid of "tacky" items or items that I no longer use because of sentimentality or memories attached to them, despite me knowing deep down that I should probably get rid of them.
There may be a scientific answer to this question but I am not sure. All the answered I have received so far have been more personal; about the longevity of life or reminders of death and to make the most of the present. I think this may be an unanswerable question as sentimentality serves no form of purpose, but it is a feeling that all humans feel instinctively.
Has it always been ingrained in our ancestors or has it evolved? Why are we so interested in our ancestors; TV shows like "who do you think you are?" are so popular but why?
These are the chains and trails of questions that I am continuing to ponder.
The first Culture Club and reading the blog post and the responses also raised a few questions. "Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back." The latter part of this phrase is often left out; telling us that curiosity can often lead to danger. This fact and reading Adam's comment on the Garden of Eden and the Apple made me question; why are we told that curiosity is bad? How ironic that question is...
However, I will not let that deter me and continue to question matters around me.
Will I find a definitive answer to my question? I'm curious to find out...

I'll give it a watch. Forgot to mention on comment prior: Iris Apfel said, "I find it hard to be friends with people who aren't curious or have no sense of humour". Found it appropriate to all of this questioning.

When I was younger I was always told something similar to what Sophie's gran said. My mum and my gran told me that the brightest star in the sky was heaven, and it was a sort of window for the people who I loved to look over me all through my life. I still to this day will look out into the night sky if I have had a bad day and try to find the brightest star and just sit and think.
So my answer to your question is not scientific but something I believe. The moon is white because it represents the spirits of peoples loved ones who have passed on and is a light that reminds people that their family and friends are always looking down on them and will never be disappointed in them and will never leave their side. A bigger version of the brightest star!

My question was very similar: "why is the sky blue"
I always have this fear of sounding stupid and I thought if ask question of a "child-like" manner then I'll sound unintelligent. So in order to ease myself in and hopefully get an answer I was satisfied with I asked my art teacher. He is a very creative mind. Looks at children as adults. Takes on board every question as important as the last. So I asked him and he said. "Hmm, not sure I'll google it". I cringed and wanted to cry at the same time. I thought if I can't at least get someone of such creative mind to even subject an answer to my simple yet not simple question who else will even bother. However my set back didn't stop me from asking. I have had a lot of "I'll google it" and some a very in depth explanations on the scientific view. And as convincing it sounds I'm still not satisfied that I know the answer to my question. I'm looking for something more. More than just a recited version of a scientists discoveries I realise that it will be hard to find. At the end of the day however you never know who will have the answer to my query of a question. And when you ask people they didn't actually snub me. Don't get me wrong some more interested than others. Some do laugh and think your crazy but they listened non the less. also I unfortunately couldn't tell you why the moon is white. So I think what my point is my search is not over and when I do ask people "why that sky is blue" I'll be sure to ask "why the moon is white"

Found the answer to my "why are some clouds white but others are grey" question. Apparently clouds are made from water vapour and things like that and so when there is a high water density (like when its about to rain) the cloud turn grey because there is more water.A very sciencey answer explained not so scieney by me, but oh well I tried to understand it really simply. I think its a weird one though because water is clear? Maybe thats a new question, how can loads of water in clouds be grey? Surely it would make it less white and more transparent?

"I wonder who invented fireworks"
"why?"
have you ever noticed that a child's favourite word is "why?". I remember I took my little cousin to dynamic earth in Edinburgh. (it's like this big interactive tour thing all about The worlds geographical history. you start off at the Big Bang and end with a documentary about what we know now). the thing that I remember the most about the family trip was my little cousin constantly asking questions. why this and why that. completely amazed, astonished and baffled by even the smallest things. we were waiting in que to get our tickets when he noticed a big toy dinasour, naturally the first thing he asked was "is this real!?". and all I thought was wow. isn't it great to think like that. to see a plastic dinasour and really truly wonder and worry if it's real or not? when was the last time I was free to think like that? to have no limitations. the rest of the trip was pretty much the same. my favourite question he asked was about one of the videos they showed you. it was like a 4d thing, it was pretty cool they showed all they wildlife of countries from Africa to the North Pole and when it was done my wee cousin said to me "did we just go to Africa?" I said "yes, of course we did!" he said "really! wow!".
when I was his age I use to be just as curious. I have lost quite a lot of that over these short years. I use to have a question and not stop pondering ituntil I'd found an answer. so "who invented fireworks?" where am I going to find the answer to this? aha! bingo! eureka! (why do we say eureka?) I looked through my old books and found the answer. the answer to this question is ... no one knows. what a disappointment. according to my source it was " someone in china" and fireworks were invented by accident. some stories say that monks made fireworks when trying to find the elixir of life- the secret to long life. another is that some cooks discovered the recipe while cooking , I doubt this is true though because why would you put explosives in a meal? what I've learnt from the task is that I need to starting acting more like my 5 year old cousin and start asking more questions. so next time I see a toy dinasour I can wonder "is that real?".

Curious I ask myself
I wonder if this post will ever end ?
Could it become one continuous conversation between a few drama cats , in search of answers or maybe just some satisfying well needed cerebral interaction ?
No bad thing
A handful of brighter minds in amongst a sea of others
Keep the questions coming and don't resort to the "google"
Why ?
Only you can answer that.

After about a week of further questioning , I have finally accepted that there will only ever be a scientific answer to my question , 'does the universe end?' And I realised that I would never be happy with a sciencey answer! After I had accepted this, loads of questions began to fill my head space - but 2 definitely stood out ...
'Why are our tears salty?'
'Why do trees lose there leaves in Autumn , and not for example in spring?'
I will ask about this week , and hopefully find an answer!:)

Carla, I think that trees loose their leaves in autumn because there isnt a lot of sun and they begin to die and turn brown and yellow and orange (something about chlorophyll/photosynthesis needing sunlight which makes the leaves greens is vaguely familiar from nat 5 biology!) I dont think that they would fall during spring and summer because its sunny so theyre still green. i would think what makes them fall is that they are dead so green leaves dont fall. I know, I know... Another sciency answer (probably not what you're looking for!)
A question popped into my mind today eating peanut M&M's ... Are people with allergies a result of evolution/surval of the fittest or is it the other way around? Are their allergies a survival hinderence or actually something that has developped over years to help human survival? I think that I read somewhere that allergies are the highest they've ever been... Maybe thats why? Or maybe its the opposite. I'm not sure but I think that its the opposite, what good do nut or any other type of allergies do for people? If its not then why do people have allergies?? My next question to be investigated!

I went to see the Turner Prize today to find myself back at the same stumps in understanding almost everything or rather accepting the way it was particularly by Bonnie Camplin's exhibition. I had up until today found that I wanted scientific answers or rather just answers that could be back up by a general theory it was odd cause when I was young I remember having such a vivid imagination seeing that today I now yearn to use it again. Not that I wouldn't indulge the philosophy of it now but in conclusion I would dismiss as solely that, philosophy. I hope to go to the Tramway again as my visit was brief yet affecting this time.
In terms with my previous question, Usually, I would respond to these questions quite mathematically. I never suspected this answer to satisfy but it did. I have been thinking about that answer since Monday. In asking my English teacher for the answer to my question I was redirected to her fellow English teacher who told me that if I thought of everything like an umbrella it would make sense. Confused immediately I questioned why. He said umbrellas open and close and intend to protect you from the rain - they are changed in shape when opened and closed- but are affected by the rain that hits them but it all bounces off unless it is held wrong. From my own understanding of his answer, things stay together because everything is moving and for us to live we must use them the way they are supposed to be at that moment.
Which makes me wonder:
-Does everything have purpose, if so what purpose, do we define it?
-Can we be understand something that we interpret ourselves without the influence of others more knowledgeable in that area?
-Who created the Umbrella and why?
Mhairi - In speaking of Plato, another Greek myth of the Hydra creature came to mind, that begged my fancy of understanding. I mean why would someone come up with the idea of a creature that when you cut off one head many others take its place and why would it be such bad a thing? In regards, to the space in a mirror, I like to think that mirrors are like water that stands up, like a piece of bark made out of water.
Carla - why leaves fall in the autumn? It is so cold and rains so much in the Autumn here, sometimes I wonder if it rains so much that the water goes all the way through the Earth to the other side perhaps it does. Maybe if we thought of the Earth as a person cold and wet we would want to put a coat over it perhaps that is what the leaves are a coat to the Earth and that is why they fall when the earth is most cold and most wet.
Katie - I'll admit I have a secret addiction to M&Ms but never once thought about that. Why people have allergies? I think it is both the things you are saying to restrict ourselves to protect ourselves. I read in a news article According to most it is our ability to control what we have that has made the human race supreme - though that is also in question perhaps animals have surpassed the need for power. So perhaps it is a consequence of being in control that restrictions be placed upon us to not allow us to settle but to ever search for more.

I think that just like with any sort of story there's always some sort of moral to ancient myths, just like I think that the bible isn't meant to be taken literally and instead the stories are supposed to teach lessons. So maybe, the Hydra is linked to some Ancient Greek the boy who cried wolf type scenario... I'm not sure though, because I dont want to use Google on our quest for answers, so I have no clue just which Ancient Greek myth the Hydra is in. Maybe it's some sort of metaphor for little white lies? Tell one lie and then that leads to another situation where you have to tell another lie and so on and so forth? Or maybe I'm thinking too hard about it, since Ancient Greeks were so big on theatre and Dionysus perhaps it's really simply because they just liked to put their heroes in as much mortal peril as possible to be as entertaining and dramatic as they could! And for it to be even more amazing and godlike when they managed to defeat something so impossible (or was the Hydra ever defeated, again I'm not sure!)
I really like that answer Giorgio because I think that sometimes us humans are a little bit too smug about ourselves. Things like technology and engineering and medicine have advanced so much in such a short time and thats what seperates us from other animals - we are civilised and humane (or so we like to think). I think it's good that Mother Nature grounds us from time to time and puts us in our place, her way of saying that we aren't the ultimate intelligence in the universe (we are actually just tiny tiny animals floating on a rock). So yes, I think that allergies could be her way of reminding us that we aren't as fab as we think we are - things like nuts and shellfish and pollen can do some of us a lot of damage. I hope that made sense (it does in my head) but that's sort what your answer snowballed into in my mind. Definitely not very scientific, so I'm going to ask my friend who has a nut allergy what she thinks about it all the next time that I see her.

I got a really interesting answer from one of my friends this morning. She said that she thought that since the biggest allergy is to fish that people have allergies because it is natures way of trying to combat things like overfishing. I thought this was really really smart and I hadnt thought of it like that before but it doesnt really work for things like nuts and pollen I suppose.